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1 Chronicles 25 :: New Living Translation (NLT)

Duties of the Musicians

1Ch 25:1

1Ch 25:1David and the army commanders then appointed men from the families of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to proclaim God’s messages to the accompaniment of lyres, harps, and cymbals. Here is a list of their names and their work:

1Ch 25:2

1Ch 25:2From the sons of Asaph, there were Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah. They worked under the direction of their father, Asaph, who proclaimed God’s messages by the king’s orders.

1Ch 25:3

1Ch 25:3From the sons of Jeduthun, there were Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei,[fn] Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six in all. They worked under the direction of their father, Jeduthun, who proclaimed God’s messages to the accompaniment of the lyre, offering thanks and praise to the LORD.

1Ch 25:4

1Ch 25:4From the sons of Heman, there were Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shubael,[fn] Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth.

1Ch 25:5

1Ch 25:5All these were the sons of Heman, the king’s seer, for God had honored him with fourteen sons and three daughters.

1Ch 25:6

1Ch 25:6All these men were under the direction of their fathers as they made music at the house of the LORD. Their responsibilities included the playing of cymbals, harps, and lyres at the house of God. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman reported directly to the king.

1Ch 25:7

1Ch 25:7They and their families were all trained in making music before the LORD, and each of them—288 in all—was an accomplished musician.

1Ch 25:8

1Ch 25:8The musicians were appointed to their term of service by means of sacred lots, without regard to whether they were young or old, teacher or student.

1Ch 25:9

1Ch 25:9The first lot fell to Joseph of the Asaph clan and twelve of his sons and relatives.[fn]
The second lot fell to Gedaliah and twelve of his sons and relatives.

1Ch 25:10

1Ch 25:10The third lot fell to Zaccur and twelve of his sons and relatives.

1Ch 25:11

1Ch 25:11The fourth lot fell to Zeri[fn] and twelve of his sons and relatives.

1Ch 25:12

1Ch 25:12The fifth lot fell to Nethaniah and twelve of his sons and relatives.

1Ch 25:13

1Ch 25:13The sixth lot fell to Bukkiah and twelve of his sons and relatives.

1Ch 25:14

1Ch 25:14The seventh lot fell to Asarelah[fn] and twelve of his sons and relatives.

1Ch 25:15

1Ch 25:15The eighth lot fell to Jeshaiah and twelve of his sons and relatives.

1Ch 25:16

1Ch 25:16The ninth lot fell to Mattaniah and twelve of his sons and relatives.

1Ch 25:17

1Ch 25:17The tenth lot fell to Shimei and twelve of his sons and relatives.

1Ch 25:18

1Ch 25:18The eleventh lot fell to Uzziel[fn] and twelve of his sons and relatives.

1Ch 25:19

1Ch 25:19The twelfth lot fell to Hashabiah and twelve of his sons and relatives.

1Ch 25:20

1Ch 25:20The thirteenth lot fell to Shubael and twelve of his sons and relatives.

1Ch 25:21

1Ch 25:21The fourteenth lot fell to Mattithiah and twelve of his sons and relatives.

1Ch 25:22

1Ch 25:22The fifteenth lot fell to Jerimoth[fn] and twelve of his sons and relatives.

1Ch 25:23

1Ch 25:23The sixteenth lot fell to Hananiah and twelve of his sons and relatives.

1Ch 25:24

1Ch 25:24The seventeenth lot fell to Joshbekashah[fn] and twelve of his sons and relatives.

1Ch 25:25

1Ch 25:25The eighteenth lot fell to Hanani and twelve of his sons and relatives.

1Ch 25:26

1Ch 25:26The nineteenth lot fell to Mallothi and twelve of his sons and relatives.

1Ch 25:27

1Ch 25:27The twentieth lot fell to Eliathah and twelve of his sons and relatives.

1Ch 25:28

1Ch 25:28The twenty-first lot fell to Hothir and twelve of his sons and relatives.

1Ch 25:29

1Ch 25:29The twenty-second lot fell to Giddalti and twelve of his sons and relatives.

1Ch 25:30

1Ch 25:30The twenty-third lot fell to Mahazioth and twelve of his sons and relatives.

1Ch 25:31

1Ch 25:31The twenty-fourth lot fell to Romamti-ezer and twelve of his sons and relatives.
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NLT Footnotes
As in one Hebrew manuscript and some Greek manuscripts (see also 25:17); most Hebrew manuscripts lack Shimei.
Hebrew Shebuel, a variant spelling of Shubael; compare 25:20.
As in Greek version; Hebrew lacks and twelve of his sons and relatives.
Hebrew Izri, a variant spelling of Zeri; compare 25:3.
Hebrew Jesarelah, a variant spelling of Asarelah; compare 25:2.
Hebrew Azarel, a variant spelling of Uzziel; compare 25:4.
Hebrew Jeremoth, a variant spelling of Jerimoth; compare 25:4.
Hebrew Joshbekasha, a variant spelling of Joshbekashah; compare 25:4.
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